Tori Baker on Grammarly Answershttp://www.grammarly.com/answers/users/165069/tori-baker2015-03-03T14:21:42Znoun or adjectivehttp://www.grammarly.com/answers/questions/12583-noun-or-adjective/
<p>Can you tell me if the word dump in this sentence is an adjective or a noun? "This place is a dump."</p>
<p><small>asked <a href="/answers/questions/12583-noun-or-adjective/">Feb 21 &#39;13 at 02:04</a> by <a href="/answers/users/165069/tori-baker" class="profile">Tori Baker</a>, New member</small></p>
<h3>1 answer</h3>
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It&#39;s a noun. &#39;Dumpy&#39; is the adjective form.</p>
<p><small>answered <a href="/answers/questions/12583-noun-or-adjective/#answer_16953">Feb 21 &#39;13 at 03:01</a> by <a href="/answers/users/132282/lewis-neidhardt" class="profile">Lewis Neidhardt</a>, Grammarly Fellow</small></p>